Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.0348 |
Magnitude | 0.9282 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 61°12′N 153°42′W / 61.2°N 153.7°W |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 3:00:23 |
References | |
Saros | 124 (54 of 73) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9518 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Wednesday, October 13 and Thursday, October 14, 2004,[1][2][3] with a magnitude of 0.9282. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of eastern Russia, Mongolia, northeastern China, Korea, Japan, Hawaii, and western Alaska.